Recorded and mixed by Giorgio Speranza and Matath Yah at the Busthard Studios in Terni, The Irresistible New Cult of Selenium is John Malcovitch! debut album. The record seems to take sounds that start from very far: Darker Underneath the Surface grows up in small steps, even if the entry of the“ bass” is quite substantial, sudden and precipitated from above. Then, not unexpectedly, the explosions of sound arrive. One can think of Mogwai and other post-rock giants, for a certain itinerant and narrative quality of the chosen sounds. A powerful sense of disorientation also spreads inside Twice in a Moment Once in a Lifetime, with intense and insistent guitar and drumming. The insistence is a bit to be missed in a second part that seems to rest a moment. But that’ s not how it should end: the tail shots inside the song are very violent. Even the very long Zenit
grows slowly, between drumming and scintillating resonances. The progress of the piece is very articulate, the narrative breaks up, recomposes, stops, starts and draws imaginative environments. Note the electric tails that develop with particular visionary skill halfway through the piece. The final Nadir decides for desolate views, including desert rock and psychedelic, which allow the mind to wander, but armed with loads of restlessness. Then the song takes off towards distant shores, with strong loads of power and speed. An ambitious disc( in a positive sense) and very broad views of John Malcovitch!, which exaggerate their positions and put their qualities on the plate. What is most pleasing about the record is the ability to keep the tension high from the first to the last second. Dischi del Minollo